Despite their late preparations, Gilas Pilipinas is set to battle it out with all their hearts against their Asian rivals in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha-Hunan, China from 23 September-3 October.

Ranked number 31 in FIBA, Philippines will face the first round of play as they are bracketed in Group B with teams like Hong Kong (#69), Kuwait (#70), and Palestine.